Mastermind behind plans to disrupt Thatcher funeral is Oxford student whose parents live in 700,000 house in Tunbridge Wells25-year-old Dominic Francis studies at Oxford's Rushkin CollegeFanatics plan to 'celebrate' Iron Lady's death in Central London todayIf people do break the law they will be properly
dealt with,' Mayor said

By
Martin Robinson

PUBLISHED:

13:08 GMT, 12 April 2013

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UPDATED:

02:31 GMT, 13 April 2013

Dominic Francis has organised a demonstration on the Baroness Thatcher funeral route

Protesters plan to disrupt Baroness Thatcher’s funeral by turning their backs on the funeral cortege as it passes.

Thousands of people are supporting the plot as the eyes of millions of people turn on St Paul’s Cathedral next Wednesday.

The architect of the protest is Dominic Francis, 25, whose parents live in a 700,000 home in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

Mr Francis, a student at Ruskin
College in Oxford, said mourners had brought the disturbance on
themselves by holding such a public event.

He was urging protests with a ‘heavy heart’ because of the ‘State funding’ of the huge ceremonial event.

Mr Francis said the action would be
peaceful, adding: ‘I support that her mourners should be allowed to
grieve in peace. But when they decided to hold a State-funded, large
ceremony like that, they open themselves up to public criticism.’

Today, police are focusing on
Trafalgar Square, with thousands of anarchists, Left-wingers and trade
unionists vowing to descend on the landmark to ‘celebrate’ Lady
Thatcher’s death.

In an extra headache for police,
thousands of Millwall Football Club fans could clash with protesters in
Central London after watching their side take on Wigan in the FA Cup
semi-final at Wembley.

Boris Johnson warned today that
police will be ready to tackle rioters 'celebrating' the death of
Margaret Thatcher at a giant party planned for Trafalgar Square on
Saturday evening.

Warning: Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said
troublemakers celebrating Lady Thatcher's death have been warned they
will be 'properly dealt with

Running amok: Black Bloc thugs break away from a TUC protest in London last October – the group has been linked to tomorrow's 'celebrations'

To the streets: Riot police were forced to take action in Brixton as anti-Thatcher protesters caused disorder this week

The Mayor
of London said troublemakers who break the law 'will be properly dealt
with' and questioned why they would rejoice the death of an 87-year-old
woman.

Fanatics hope a
‘protest’ in Central London tomorrow will ignite an explosion of
violence that will culminate with disturbances at her funeral on
Wednesday.

Thousands are set to rejoice the Iron Lady's death at up to 25 locations across the UK, with the biggest one planned for Trafalgar Square.

It was the scene of the notorious Poll Tax riots in 1990, just before Lady Thatcher left power.

The protesters' campaign of violence is fuelled by rallying threats posted on networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.